China in WW2

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 29 – Nov 4, 1942

• By Peter Harmsen
• 4 November, 2022
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Oct 29, 1942: Japanese forces reoccupy island of Attu in the Aleutians

Oct 30, 1942: Australian troops are just within miles of New Guinea’s Kokoda village, lost earlier to the Japanese

Oct 31, 1942: Malaria claims growing number of Americans on Guadalcanal

Nov 1, 1942: US Marines cross Matanikau RIver as part of offensive against Japanese forces on Guadalcanal

Nov 2, 1942: Australian troops retake Kokoda village, New Guinea

Nov 3, 1942: China agrees to contribute 15 divisions from southwestern Yunnan province to war in Burma

Nov 4, 1942: Australian troops suffer heavy casualties as they begin attack towards Oivi, New Guinea